Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh-Chapter 293 - 156: Living Together in the Cave Mansion (Two-in-One)

Chapter 293: Chapter 156: Living Together in the Cave Mansion (Two-in-One)

Upon seeing this scene, Song Feng merely sneered coldly.

Then turned around and flew away.

Liu Wanhong did not even glance at Chu Ning.

In the blink of an eye, the figures of the two disappeared.

Only then did Chu Ning slowly lower the hand that was holding his head.

His gaze flickered slightly.

"That guy from the Song Family, I’ll remember you."

Chu Ning’s brow slightly twitched.

Then, he turned around and walked back into the array slowly.

As soon as Chu Ning entered the cave mansion, Cen Zijin immediately approached him.

Seeing Chu Ning’s pale face, a hint of anger flashed in her bright eyes.

"This Song Feng is getting increasingly outrageous, actually using a Spiritual Sense Attack on a Qi Refining Cultivator."

After speaking, Cen Zijin looked at Chu Ning worriedly.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, are you okay now?

Restoring your spiritual sense as a Qi Refining Cultivator is exceptionally slow, if it’s severely damaged, the recovery time might be quite long."

Chu Ning waved his hand slightly, though his complexion was still somewhat pale, it had started to show a hint of redness.

At the same time, he replied:

"The treasure I used to defend against the Yin Soul attack earlier has some effect in resisting Spiritual Sense Attacks.

Although my head did feel like it was going to explode for a moment, the injury isn’t very severe."

Chu Ning didn’t want to exaggerate his injury; otherwise, he would have to constantly act, which would be tiring.

Besides, during the defense against the Yin Spirit, Cen Zijin had already seen some of his methods.

All were focused on spiritual sense-type attacks, so saying this didn’t pose any flaw.

Sure enough, upon hearing Chu Ning’s response, Cen Zijin didn’t continue questioning, but rather sighed in relief and said:

"In that case, it’s for the best.

Honestly, you might have been implicated by me just now."

Cen Zijin sighed slightly and said:

"The Song Family and our Cen Family have been at odds, and he might have noticed that your array is somewhat related to me."

Hearing this, Chu Ning slightly opened his mouth.

At this moment, he felt wise in decisively refusing the request when Fairy Cen sent a maid to summon him after the Thousand Islands competition.

As he thought at the time, the title of the number one Immortal of Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands sounded like a lot of trouble.

Unfortunately, later on, he ended up getting involved for the sake of this array and talisman.

Thinking of this, Chu Ning sighed lightly.

"Now we truly share the same affliction.

Fellow Daoist Cen, staying here, I hope you won’t encounter more trouble.

Dealing with you, it’s indeed a bit risky."

When Cen Zijin heard Chu Ning’s words, she rolled her eyes slightly.

Even though she knew Chu Ning was telling the truth, was he only considering her a trouble despite her beauty?

Cen Zijin wanted to refute him a bit, but seeing Chu Ning’s pale face and recalling past experiences on Pinghu Island.

Ultimately, this Fairy Cen swallowed her words back.

She then furrowed her brows slightly.

"Judging from Liu Wanhong’s description, the two seem to be Great Monarch Peng from Shadow Moon Island and He Mingjin from Bita Island.

Previously, some cultivators mentioned that there were Foundation Establishment Cultivators engaging in Magical Combat nearby, could it be them?"

Cen Zijin spoke while looking thoughtful.

"These two islands indeed rely on the Liu Family and the Song Family respectively."

Chu Ning listened to Cen Zijin’s words, pretending not to understand.

After this ordeal, both of them lost interest in further conversation and returned to their own chambers to cultivate.

In the following days, they focused on healing and cultivation respectively.

The separate stone chambers had restrictions in place, so they weren’t disturbed by each other.

Moreover, protected by the chamber’s restrictions, Chu Ning could practice the Blazing Fire Flaming Technique with peace of mind, without worrying about Cen Zijin hearing any commotions.

Their interactions, initially limited to occasional chats before and after meals, gradually increased in frequency.

They talked about the general situation of the Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands, and about cultivation paths.

From time to time, Chu Ning would pose some cultivation-related questions, which Cen Zijin would answer if she knew.

This period brought significant gains to Chu Ning.

For example, from Cen Zijin, he learned that the six major families of the Thousand Islands Alliance weren’t united.

Internally, they formed three factions.

The Liu Family, Song Family, and Huo Family were closer allied.

While the Chen Family and Shi Family formed another close alliance.

The Cen Family has always maintained relative independence between the two factions.

The ability to sustain such a structure is mainly due to expertise in arrays.

After all, in this Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands, the teleportation arrays and various other arrays on each island are indispensable from the Cen Family.

Moreover, the teleportation arrays also represent one of the significant income sources for the Thousand Islands Alliance.

However, in recent years, the Cen Family patriarch, Cen Zijin’s uncle Cen Wenquan, appeared to have intentions to get closer to the Chen Family and Shi Family.

This led the other three families to subtly target the Cen Family.

Cen Zijin previously pulled Chu Ning into an alliance because she was somewhat excluded by the three families in the Market.

All other businesses, aside from arrays, became quite bleak.

During their conversations, they also tried to subtly inquire about each other’s background.

For instance, Cen Zijin was slightly curious about Chu Ning’s many methods and had casually inquired about his origins.

Chu Ning naturally dodged those inquiries with casual responses.

He also tried to find out whether the external rumors about Cen Zijin were true casually.

For example, whether she really became a disciple of a certain Golden Core Cultivator and why she chose not to join a Major Sect but stayed there instead.